Though the documentary film “Sembène!” touches upon a nostalgic nerve in African cinema history, what it really does is emphasize how little progress has been made in making African voices heard since ...

Ousmane Sembene, the internationally acclaimed, socially progressive Senegalese writer-director known as “the father of African film,” has died. He was 84. Sembene, who also distinguished himself as a ...

I became a socialist in the 1960s largely on the belief that capitalism held back civilization by preventing a large majority of the world’s population from reaching its maximum potential. If the ...

Widely regarded as the father of African cinema, the formidable Senegalese writer and director Ousmane Sembene (1923-2007) is now the subject of a film. Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman’s documentary ...

Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to “Sembene!,” a documentary on the life and legacy of film director, producer and writer Ousmane Sembene. The film first premiered at the ...

A tribute to and précis of the director who bristled at being called “the father of African cinema,” Jason Silverman and Samba Gadjigo’s heartfelt doc is rich in footage and access: Here are gripping ...

One of the pioneering figures in African cinema, the Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène, died over this past weekend in Dakar at the age of 84. Sembène authored numerous works of fiction and ...

Anyone who wants to argue that cinema is given too much importance in this culture – any culture, for that matter —should listen to Samba Gadjigo, co-director of documentary “Sembene!” “When I was `14 ...

Studiocanal is set to restore “Mandabi,” a classic movie directed by celebrated African filmmaker Ousmane Sembène (“Guelwaar,” “Mooladé”) in 4K, and will release it theatrically in spring 2021.